The Quiet Place with Sherri Youngward

This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode with a few additional thoughts. We hope you enjoy going back with us. Psalm 27:13-14 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Do you have ways, places, and perhaps people that h...

Psalm 142:3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. In this episode, we will look at Psalm 142, which David wrote in a cave! There is much to learn from David in that room without a view.     This Psalm met me recently and helped me identify some sneaky snares and traps.    Once identified, it was much easier to step right over the...

Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. It seems I go in circles and cycles. I face a need, these days it’s usually a physical need, and begin the search for answers. Often the search is on YouTube or Google, and no amount of searching quenches the thirst. Usually, the thirst only deepens as the answers provided end with a huge price tag and a huge dose of...

Isaiah 61:1a The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. One place I go when I need my heart softened and strengthened is Isaiah 61. It’s where I have gone for decades when I want to remember the mission and the heart of Jesus. I will end this episode with a song inspired by this lovely description of Jesus. And by the way, my favo...

This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode. We hope you enjoy going back with us. Ephesians 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. I read this verse in multiple versions and three words stayed the same: “every spiritual blessing.” In this episode, I will share a real...

This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode. We hope you enjoy going back with us. Isaiah 35:6b Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. Lettie Burd Cowman titled her devotional book, Streams in the Desert , after this verse. It was first published in 1925. Her writings were based on her hardships and her experiences of fellowship with God. I randomly opened my dusty...

This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode. We hope you enjoy going back with us. Genesis 5:24a Enoch walked with God It’s a breathtaking thought that we can walk with God.  I am someone who loves to walk. In this episode, I will share some thoughts from my journal. From walking slowly arm in arm with my mom to stepping inches away from a coiled, rattling rattlesnake.  I will also share some...

John 17:26  I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” This is the third and final episode in a series called "Alone With Jesus." The first week I read John 13 and 14, last week I read chapters 15 and 16, and today I will read chapter 17.  This is the longest and most complete prayer we...

John 15:12  My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.  This is part two of a series called “Alone With Jesus.” Last week I read John 13 and 14 and this week I will read John 15 and 16, with a few thoughts here and there. Next week, we will end the series with John 17.  The longer I live, the more I see my ongoing need to have His Nature refreshed to my heart. I not only benefit pers...

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. This is part one in a series called “Alone With Jesus.” I will read John 13 and 14 with a few thoughts sprinkled in. Then next week, I will continue until we cover chapters 13-17.  I heard it said that John chapters 13-17 are the private ministry...

Philippians 2:19-20 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. After a conversation with a friend, I saw this verse in a new light. My friend takes genuine care of those that no one else is concerned about. Just as Paul trusted Timothy’s heart for the Philippians, s...

This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode. We hope you enjoy going back with us. Numbers 13:30-31, 33b But Caleb tried to encourage the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!"  But the other men who had explored the land with him answered, "We can't go up against them! They are stronger t...

Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. It’s true, our emotions affect our physical condition.  I didn’t realize envy was part of my recent lack of peace until a friend quoted, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” All at once, I realized I was searching for answers and overlooking what I already have.  All this reminded me of lyrics to a bridge I wr...

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise to the God of All Comfort Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. Guess what? Today the Quiet Place Podcast is 3 years old!  Whether you've been listening since the begi...

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Though we have hope in God, there are times I need the light at the end of the tunnel fanned to flame.  Maybe you can see ways your own lamp of hope has stayed burning or was sparked back to flame by the help of someone else. That spark may have been as huge as the message of the Gospel or as subtle...

John 21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. If way back when John wrote this, the world could not contain all the books filled with stories of what Jesus had done, think about now. Think about all the stories since then. Think about your own life and the volu...

Psalm 74:16-17  Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.   Here's what I love about the verses above: God made all the weather. God made all the light in its varying strengths. He understands when the sun dips behind a cloud, and it's colder and harder to see. In this episode, I will shar...

Matthew 11:29 (NASB) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Last week, I spoke about how my friend Bonnie put into words how Jesus revealed the core of Himself with us in Matthew 11:29, "For I am gentle and humble in heart." This week, I will share more thoughts on how we change when the core of Him meets the c...

When I listened back to last year’s Easter-time episode, it directed my heart to a good place, and I hoped it might do the same for you. So, I am revisiting episode 100 here.  Matthew 11:29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  In this episode, I share how trusting the core of Jesus changes the core of me.  I will al...

Psalm 90:1-2 "Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." My friend Gina sent me a text with a poem her daughter Jordan wrote that morning. Her text came as I was still considering how our lives and work change over time, from last week’s e...

1 Corinthians 16:10 And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do. What is the work of the Lord? Though it takes energy and effort, the work of the Lord has nothing to do with earning our way to God. Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of...

Mark 6:48  He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o'clock in the morning he came to them, walking on the water.  I highlighted two words when I read this chapter: “He saw.” He saw they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and the waves. He still sees.  He still searches.  He still sees the str...

Psalm 25:1-2 NKJV A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Sometimes we get a glimpse of the time or place when David wrote a Psalm — not so much with Psalm 25. David Guzik wrote, "Let not my enemies triumph over me: This gives some context to this psalm. Like many others, it was written from a time of...

Psalm 25:1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. What a gift that we can lift up our souls, not to a big, vast void, but to our loving God. In this episode, I will share a definition I read years ago, and rediscovered in my old Bible. You will hear why the pages were well-worn with penciled in notes and yellow highlights.   nāśā’: A verb meaning to lift, to carry, to take away. You will also learn...

Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Last week, I shared about my friend, her husband, their five kids and their cat, and how they took a road trip in their RV.  My friend Gina shared a story of when she looked out the front window at the frozen slushy, tense road conditions and saw the kids in...